Physicians for Social Responsiblity (PSR) was founded in 1961 when a group of
Boston physicians analyzed the medical consequences of nuclear bombs. Local
physicians and scientists started Oregon PSR 20 years later to advocate
against nuclear weapons and urge cleanup of t...
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Breathing the air in Portland has been compared to drinking the water in
Flint, Michigan, and Multnomah air has been ranked 58 out of 3,200 counties
nationwide for the dubious distinction of causing cancer. A growing movement
of concerned community members is demanding t...
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A buoyant float in a dark tank of 93º salt water seems to be a sure-fire
way to completely relax every muscle in the body, and floaters report
benefits ranging from chronic pain relief to heightened states of
consciousness. Six years ago Christopher Messer appeared on KBO...
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Paul Pierson, co-author of Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the
Rich Richer--And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class, was in Portland at the
end of November and spoke with host Stephanie Potter. In an innovative
historical departure Pierson and his co-author, J...
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Learn how to live a MOGO life! Humane educator Zoe Weil talks about her
latest book Most Good, Least Harm, A Simple Principle for a Better World and
Meaningful Life. Weil is co-founder and president of the Institute for
Humane Education, and leads workshops that provid...
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This month on the Recovery Zone, Stephanie Potter visits with the Pixie
Project, an innovative animal rescue center and non-profit pet supply store
in NE Portland. Dogs are socialized at the on site Virginia Woof Doggy Day
Care, and cats doze and play in a large sunny catt...
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Host Stephanie Potter interviews radio commentator and author Jim Hightower,
who is the keynote speaker at the 2009 Annual ACLU dinner on Saturday March
14th. They discuss civil rights, civil liberties, populism, and how populism
can make a difference. They also talk about...
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On the Jan. 3rd, Recovery Zone host Stephanie Potter speaks with Regna
Merritt from Oregon Wild and Floy Jones from Friends of the Reservoirs who
are working to protect Bull Run and Portland's water system. Recent federal
rulings mandate hundreds of millions of dollars to b...
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